GRE Word List
BEMUSED
marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
The meaning of the word bemused is marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| retribution | recompense |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| sidetrack | siding |